Where We Are in Place and Time Unit Letter



Transdisciplinary theme:
Where we are in place and time

Central idea:
People have devised ways to make sense of the earth and its environments

Lines of Inquiry:
Positions and places on earth
Effects of the earth's rotation
The development of tools used to make sense of the earth

Teacher Questions:
How do you find a particular place on earth?
What is affected by the earth's rotation?
How have tools changed over time to make sense of the earth?

Electronic Resources

Navigational Tools

GPS
Space Tools
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html (Nasa Space Site)

Time Zones

http://schoolwaxtv.com/nasa-kids-science-news-time-zones (time zones video)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/page/t/timezones.shtm (information on time zones)
http://www.worldtimezone.com/ (map showing all of the time zones)
http://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/ (interactive time zone map)
http://fi.edu/time/Journey/OnceUponATime/months2.htm (history behind the names of the months)
http://fi.edu/time/Journey/OnceUponATime/monthsquiz2.htm (quiz on history of the months)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuiQvPLWziQ&feature=related (you tube on why the earth has seasons)
weather and climate
seasons

Mapping

An introduction to Latitude and Longitude.
Understanding Latitude and Longitude
The difference between Latitude and Longitude.
Longitude and Latitude game
Our Wonderful World mapping games
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/kd/?ar_a=3
Mapping games
Scribble Maps
Maps of the world
Hello earth - general information
Maths coordinates game
Battleship games
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Three